"I enrolled Tasha in GEMS because I want her to see that women are absolutely capable of having jobs that men used to have, and to know that she can compete as well as any man."

Parent, 1998﻿

Video Resources

AAUW and the Fairfax Network partnered to create a video for teachers, parents, PTAs and other organizations using AAUW's research "Tech-Savvy Girls" report which detailed concerns about girls and attitudes and participation in technology. Download the guide and purchase the video.

Title IX Information

Resources on questions about implementing single-sex programs in schools:

Each of these is downloaded from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights, and is the most recent we can find. GEMS leaders are not lawyers. We interpret these guidelines and explanations to indicate that GEMS clubs operate within the guidelines for "voluntary youth service organizations" as outlined in several of these documents.

Please feel free to use these documents if questions arrive. Let us know of any problems, but do not look to us for legal help.